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9780152056780 Hardcover
0152056785
$17.00
352pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Copyright Year:
2006
Territory:
US, C, O
Ages: 12 years and up |
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Synopsis |
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Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. And they believe the Oracle House, where the last few undestroyed books are hidden, is seething with demons. But to seventeen-year-old Memer, the house is a refuge, a place of family and learning, ritual and memory--the only place where she feels truly safe.
Then an Uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive, and everything in Memer's life begins to change. Will she and the people of Ansul at last be brave enough to rebel against their oppressors?
A haunting and gripping coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of violence, intolerance, and magic, Voices is a novel that readers will not soon forget.
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Biography |
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URSULA K. LE GUIN is the author of more than three dozen books. She was awarded a Newbery Honor for the second volume of the Earthsea Cycle, The Tombs of Atuan, and among her many other distinctions are the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Book Award, and five Nebula Awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Awards |
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| CCBC Choices |
| Margaret A. Edwards Award • Author Award |
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General Subjects |
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Juvenile Fiction- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
Juvenile Fiction- Social Situations/Adolescence
Juvenile Fiction- Social Situations/Prejudice & Racism
Juvenile Fiction- Girls & Women
Juvenile Fiction- General
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Curriculum Themes |
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| Coming of Age |
| Fantasy |
| Images of Strong Women |
Social Situations- Accepting Differences
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Social Situations- Growing Up
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Social Situations- Prejudice & Racism
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Rights Details |
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Harcourt Children's Books
A Division ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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